The Marugame Seimen fast-food “udon” noodle chain apologized on the company's official website after a customer reported finding a frog in its new popular takeout salad udon dish.

The operator of the Marugame Seimen fast-food “udon” noodle restaurant chain announced plans to dramatically expand its presence outside Japan with a more than six-fold increase in outlets by ...

Step 2 Place udon in a large heatproof bowl (or pot if you don’t have one) and cover with 6 cups boiling water. Let sit 1 minute, stirring to break up noodles, then drain in a colander.

A 1:1 ratio of soy sauce and mirin is an easy sauce to memorize, but udon also plays nice with kimchi, butter, and an egg yolk for more decadence, or even a simple teriyaki sauce.

Marugame Udon has five Bay Area branches: San Francisco, Berkeley, San Ramon, Santa Clara and Cupertino. KRON4.com has reached out to Marugame Udon for more information and is awaiting a response.

The entire Udon Time menu, which also includes onigiri and beverages like beer, wine, and sake, is below. Current hours are Monday through Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m., no reservations.

Pair it with a light lager to quell the heat. (1145 Washington St., Boston) Seafood udon at Oppa Sushi Mussels, squid, and shrimp swim in the seafood udon at Oppa Sushi.